Senior Clinical Project Manager

Company Description The Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders (IND) is an independent nonprofit research institute based in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 2000. IND’s multidisciplinary team includes neurologists, nurses, study coordinators, neuropsychologists, and nuclear medicine technologists collaborating on cutting-edge clinical research. The organization is dedicated to advancing diagnostic tools and new treatments for individuals living with neurodegenerative conditions. IND’s vision is a future where research enables early detection, effective treatment, and ultimately prevention of these disorders. Clinical research is at the core of IND’s mission and is viewed as the pathway to meaningful cures.

Position Summary: The Senior Clinical Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and execution of complex clinical research studies and programs from study startup through closeout. This role serves as a key operational partner to study leadership, cross-functional teams, Xing Imaging stakeholders, and external partners, ensuring alignment, effective communication, and successful delivery of study objectives. Through strong project management, clinical research expertise, and stakeholder engagement, the Senior Clinical Project Manager drives operational excellence across the full study lifecycle, including feasibility, study start-up, activation, execution, and closeout activities. Location : Hybrid on-site in New Haven, CT.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead and coordinate all aspects of clinical research trials from study planning through closure.
• Manage, coordinate, and provide oversight of operational activities across the full study lifecycle, including study feasibility assessments, start-up and site activation activities, study budget development, protocol and informed consent development, regulatory submissions and oversight, vendor management, documentation, and cross-functional communications.
• Lead study start-up activities, including timeline development, feasibility assessments, vendor onboarding, regulatory and operational readiness activities, site activation, and coordination of key stakeholders to ensure timely study launch.
• Develop and maintain project management plans; proactively inform leadership of risks, challenges, or potential obstacles to achieving milestones and project goals.
• Lead project management activities and facilitate project meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, documenting minutes, and ensuring timely follow-up and completion of action items.
• Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships across the study ecosystem, including study leadership, internal teams, study cores, external vendors, collaborators, and study sponsors.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment, clarity, and smooth operational execution across workstreams.
• Share knowledge and provide guidance to team members, ensuring high-quality project execution.
• Promote consistency in project management practices across teams, contributing to the development of standardized workflows, templates, and processes.
• Provide matrix leadership and strategic operational guidance across complex clinical research studies and programs.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred in a science, healthcare, clinical research, or related field.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience managing complex clinical research projects, programs, or studies within a clinical research, healthcare, academic, biotechnology, or related environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects within a matrixed organization and collaborating effectively across multiple functional areas, external partners, and sponsors.
• Strong understanding of clinical research operations, study startup, protocol implementation, regulatory requirements, and the clinical trial lifecycle.
• Experience supporting or contributing to protocol development, protocol execution, and informed consent development; protocol writing experience preferred .
• Experience managing study budgets, timelines, risks, deliverables, and stakeholder communications across multiple concurrent projects. Demonstrated problem-solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and follow-through.
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority.
• ·Experience with both mutli-center and single-center clinical trials is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), or similar certification preferred.
• Experience leading study start-up activities, including feasibility, regulatory submissions, site activation, vendor management, and study launch, strongly preferred.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Exposure to ionizing radiation
• Biohazard exposure to human blood and bodily fluids
• Ability to occasionally move or assist with equipment and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Intermittent evening and weekend work may be required to support study, participants or operational needs.
• As part of a small, collaborative organization, team members may occasionally support activities outside their primary responsibilities to ensure successful study and operational execution.

Beyond the Job

At IND, we believe that when our people are supported, they can do their best work. We’re committed to taking care of our team so they can focus on the important work of advancing research. In addition to joining a mission-driven, innovative team with a collaborative and inclusive culture, you will also enjoy:

• Competitive base salary: $100k - $140k (D.O.E.)

• Bonus eligible

• Medical, dental, and vision Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Employer-paid life and disability insurance

• Paid time off: Flexible vacation, sick and holidays

• Contribution to retirement plan (403b)

• Professional development opportunities

• Professional liability insurance

• CME and professional organization membership support

IND is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals who will help us build and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Diversity may include, but is not limited to, race, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, geographic origin, ability and disability, political beliefs, and age. We value the unique perspectives and experience each team member brings to advancing our mission.